People - University of Toronto Magazine

Shower Beers

And ice cream for breakfast: What you learn from living with strangers Read More

Gift of a Lifetime

Professor Nigel Edwards received a liver donation from a former grad student Read More

The Ties that Bind

Survey reveals that a large minority of students are caregivers Read More

Marathon Man

Runner Danny Kassap recovers from a near-death event, with a little help from his friends Read More

Etiquette 101

U of T’s Faculty Club serves up a helping of manners to alumni, students and staff. Read More

River Rambler

Helen Mills explores Toronto’s past through its lost waterways Read More

Screen Saver

Film savvy helped Brett Hendrie land one of Hot Docs’ top jobs Read More

The World’s First ICBBM

That's Intercontinental Beer-Burning Ballistic Missile Read More

Fungi Magic

Director Ron Mann pays homage to an unusual obsession Read More

The Finance Crisis and Rescue

What Went Wrong? Why? What Lessons Can Be Learned? Read More

Ben and Larissa Bathgate

A big blue bird brought the law and drama students together Read More

60 Seconds With Alison Jutzi

How do you solve a problem like Maria? Read More

Powerful Women

U of T grads named to the Women's Executive Network's 100 most powerful women in Canada Read More

The Dalla Lanas Make Their Mark

$20-million gift to the U of T will help refurbish Canada's role as an innovator in public health Read More

Female engineering students are more likely to choose environmental and biomedical disciplines because they believe advances in these fields have a direct impact on today’s pressing issues

Women Wanted

Engineering faculty hopes mentorship, new image will reverse slide in female enrolment Read More

In August, Joshua Sutherland cycled to native reserves in Western Canada to promote higher education

The Bicycle Messenger

Métis law student Joshua Sutherland has something to say to native youth Read More

All in the Family

The Drakiches are likely the only brother-and-sister combo coaching volleyball at a university in Canada Read More

Stay Awhile!

New rules let international students reside in Canada for longer after graduating Read More

Mark Osbaldeston, sitting on a concrete surface, with yellow umbrellas on a sandy Toronto beach by the lakeshore in the background and condo buildings in the distance

The City That Never Was

In Unbuilt Toronto, Mark Osbaldeston explores an alternate civic destiny Read More

Our Own Jackie O.

Former alumni governor encourages grads to consider "life-changing" role with U of T Read More

Front Campus Field

My Favourite Place Read More

Seamstress to the Kings

Innis alumna suits up Elvis tribute artists Read More

Outliers: The Story of Success

Author Malcolm Gladwell looks beyond individual traits of the wildly successful Read More

Jolene (Gillian Hutchinson) vents her frustrations to The Narrator (Dan Speerin) about finding employment after graduation in an episode of Twixters

My Generation

Twixters take on 20-something stereotypes Read More

Chris McGarvey and Laurie Stewart

A chance meeting at the Dance Cave led Chris McGarvey and Laurie Stewart to romance and political bickering Read More

Sitting Pretty

Architecture alumni create product design studio Read More

60 Seconds With Jessi Cruickshank

A Q&A with the MTV Canada host Read More

Above, back row from left: Amy Lo, Paul Mang, Yvonne Lo, Kenneth Lo, Nick Lo, Elaine Lo. Front: Amy's daughters. Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth

Suited for Success

Hong Kong clothing magnate Kenneth Lo and his family have tailored a lifelong relationship with U of T Read More

Brain Gain

Many talented Canadian researchers are returning home from the U.S. And it's not for the maple syrup. Read More

Black and white still image from Mark Lewis's Rush Hour, Morning and Evening (2003), in which two pedestrians' shadows are seen upside down

Art in Venice

U of T curator Barbara Fischer is headed to the 2009 Venice Biennale with artist Mark Lewis Read More

The Streak Ends

U of T's football team snaps string of consecutive losses at 49 Read More

Bajan Sensation

Lifelong friends realize the dream of qualifying for the Olympics Read More

Lunchtime Express

Five years, and thousands of meals later, Victoria students are still delivering lunches to those in need Read More

Justice for All

Lawyer Ann Schofield Baker took on U.S. Homeland Security – and won Read More

A Memoir of Courage

Romy Shiller awoke from a five-month coma determined to rebuild her life Read More

Toxic Trespass

Documentary film investigates the chemical soup around us Read More

Iron Granny

Louise McGonigal is a two time half-Ironman champion Read More

Peter Tan, in an olive knit turtleneck sweater and a goatee, stands with his arms crossed beside Christine Ho Ping Kong, wearing a zipped up navy blue hoodie.

Peter Tan and Christine Ho Ping Kong

Architecture grads designed and built a house together in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood Read More

60 Seconds With Roselyn Dyck-Cieszkowski

Q&A with U of T alumna and manager of the Niagara-on-the-lake winery, Cattail Creek Read More

Countdown to Beijing

Swimmer Colin Russell leads U of T athletes and coaches on a quest for Olympic gold Read More

Joan of Architecture

While everyone else was tearing down historical buildings and throwing up mega-developments, architect Joan Burt spoke up for preservation Read More

A Blast into the Universe’s Past

Astronomy prof Barth Netterfield stars in new documentary about a high-flying telescope Read More

From Earth to the Moon

NASA selects geology professor to help analyze data from the Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter Read More

The Jazz Singer

Commerce student Sophie Milman wins a Juno Read More

Headz over Heels for Hip Hop

Student club Hip Hop Headz is devoted to all aspects of hip hop culture Read More

John Daniels, in a dark suit, is standing with his arms crossed against a wall next to an illustration of a chair labelled with its dimensions. Myrna stands beside him, in a black dress and heels, with one hand on his shoulder.

By Grand Design

A $14-million gift from John and Myrna Daniels will transform the Faculty of Architecture Read More

A Nobel Gesture

Dr. Oliver Smithies has created a visiting lectureship to inspire students Read More

Raising the Bar

Law grad Cathy Spoel provides a boost for track and field Read More

Ms. Chatelaine

New editor-in-chief Maryam Sanati brings an international perspective to the popular women's magazine Read More

Peace Offering

Losang Ragbey helps build schools on the Tibetan Plateau Read More

New Look and New Features for Alumni Website

Social networking comes to the university's online alumni presence Read More

Rock Star

Chemist André Arsenault finds an intriguing use for artificial opals Read More

Awarding Outstanding Native Students

Faculty named to the Order of Canada and Order of Ontario Read More

The Sustainable Chef

Jaco Lokker brings local flavour to student menus Read More

Checkmate!

The Hart House Chess Club makes some strategic moves at the Pan American tournament Read More

Stage Presence

Janet Bessey's gift will help preserve Hart House Theatre's role on campus Read More

A Scientist’s Legacy

Toronto group creates scholarship in honour of Marie Curie Sklodowska Read More

Scholarship Will Support New Canadians

Thillart Family Scholarship in Management recognizes the challenges new immigrants face Read More

The View from Tel Aviv

Gregory Levey traces his journey from U of T student to speechwriter for Ariel Sharon Read More

Student Leadership from Sudan to the Cosmos

Gordon Cressy Leadership Awards honour student volunteers Read More